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Promotional Terms and Conditions

General Promotional Terms:

The promotion will be open for a limited period of time, depending on which promotion you enter into.

We will give you specific guidance on what to do in the promotion, depending on which promotion you are entering.

We will also tell you which prizes specifically are available to you, depending on which promotion you enter. No cash or other alternative to the prize(s) is available.

Access to the promotion is FREE: you do not need to own any Failbetter games or be a player of FALLEN LONDON to enter.

This competition is open to entrants worldwide (unless prohibited by your country's laws).

In order to claim your prize you may require a Steam account, should the prize be a digital download of a game, or a physical address where you would consent to receive a parcel, should the prize be a physical item.

This competition is run by Failbetter Games, 124 City Road, London, EC1V 2NX.

Any personal information which you provide to us will be protected by our Privacy Policy.

Failbetter Games employees cannot take part in this promotion.

Fallen London Fifteenth Birthday Cosplay Competition, December 2024 - February 2025

1. The competition is open worldwide, except to employees of Failbetter Games and their close relatives and anyone otherwise connected with the organisation or judging of the competition.

2. There is no entry fee and no purchase necessary to enter this competition.

3. By entering this competition, an entrant is indicating their agreement to be bound by these terms and conditions.

4. To enter, the entrant must submit photograph of themselves in Fallen London cosplay, via BlueSky, Discord, Reddit, the Failbetter Community Forums or on their personal tumblr. They must also tag @failbettergames where relevant and on Tumblr use the hashtag #fallen london cosplay competition. Entrants may also include up to 50 words of accompanying text to explain their image.

5. Multiple entries are allowed, and must be made as separate posts. You cannot win more than one prize.

  1. Image manipulation is allowed (eg to combine two characters in a single image) but any entries which employ generative AI will be disqualified.

7. Closing date for entry will be Monday the 24th February 2025 at 1400 GMT. After this date the no further entries to the competition will be permitted.

8. No responsibility can be accepted for entries not received for whatever reason.

9. The promoter reserves the right to cancel or amend the competition and these terms and conditions without notice in the event of a catastrophe, war, civil or military disturbance, act of God or any actual or anticipated breach of any applicable law or regulation or any other event outside of the promoter’s control. Any changes to the competition will be notified to entrants as soon as possible by the promoter.

10. The prize is as follows: up to five winners will receive a Rubbery Plongeur companion in the browser game Fallen London. The prize is as stated and no cash or other alternatives will be offered. The prizes are not transferable. Prizes are subject to availability and we reserve the right to substitute any prize with another of equivalent value without giving notice.

11. Winners will be chosen by Failbetter staff, based on the criteria of which piece successfully conveys the theme the best, from all entries received and verified by Promoter and or its agents. The categories/themes are as follows: Most Masterly, The Heart of Your Character, A Specific Individual, Made Us Laugh Most and Peak Neath. Entrants do not need to specify which category they're entering in. There will be at least five winners but the promoter may award additional prizes at their discretion.

12. The winners will be notified by the same method as the entrant used to enter, within 28 days of the closing date. The winner will only ever be contacted by Failbetter Games. If the winner cannot be contacted or does not claim the prize within 14 days of notification, we reserve the right to withdraw the prize from the winner and pick a replacement winner.

13. The winners must supply their Fallen London character's name to the promoter for the purposes of giving them the prize. The promoter will notify the winner when and where the prize is delivered.

14. The promoter’s decision in respect of all matters to do with the competition will be final and no correspondence will be entered into.

15. The competition and these terms and conditions will be governed by English law and any disputes will be subject to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of England.

16. The winners' names will be available 28 days after closing date by emailing the following address: replies@failbettergames.com.

17. This promotion is in no way sponsored, endorsed or administered by, or associated with, BlueSky, Valve, Discord, Twitter, Tumblr, Instagram or any other Social Network. You are providing your information to Failbetter Games and not to any other party.